![]() ![]() Gelatin is harmless try it to see if it works for you (need many months to see any solid result as your nails need to make fresh nail and then grow to the tips to really be noticeable.) If gelatin is actually helping grow strong nails, it might even be an argument for the non-vegan capsules, then you just get your gelatin when you’re taking your supplements, no jello required.The most popular use of gelatin is in cooking, as a thickener, stabiliser and to provide texture to foods such as jams, cream cheese, sweets and some yoghurts. There’s a lot of misinformation on the internet these days designed to steer people away from natural products and towards chemical or pharmaceutical solutions. I’ll stick to my ‘wives tales’ until I get a different result. Human fingernails are sort of our version of hooves. So, either the supplements are containing something else that is making them strong, or it’s the gelatin, because I’m actually eating LESS yogurt in the past few months, not more. The only two times I’ve had strong nails was when I was eating yogurt every day, and now, when I’m taking a ton of supplements (encapsulated in gelatin caps) daily (no biotin or B-7 supplements) for the past 5 months. Below are the products that I have used/still use and recommend. Jo’s advice on moisturizer (I slather it on after every hand washing) and gloves (I keep two kinds for kitchen use). I especially love her tips for the REAL way to keep nails strong. Herzog for setting the record straight on gelatin and nails. Hi, it’s Jamie again! I am so thankful to Dr. ![]() If you have more questions, send them my way. I would love some right now, with whipped cream, of course (so much for the calories). Sugar free jello is a great dessert with very few calories. After bathing or washing dishes, try to remember to moisturize your nails like you do your hands.Īs for jello…if you like it, eat it anyway. Apply gloves if you will be in water or chemicals for a long period of time. Those with lanolin and alpha hydroxy acids usually do well with the nails. We need to treat our nails like we treat our skin and trap in the moisture with good moisturizers. ![]() Having our hands in chemicals and water for long periods of time will make nails dry, brittle, and prone to splitting and cracking. How we care for our nails throughout the day is the most important factor in how long and strong they will be. If we have a reasonably healthy diet, it should be enough to support our nails. Most damage to nails comes from outside sources, not actually from our diet. However, there are things that we can do to have stronger nails. Our nails are made of keratin, and ingesting animal collagen will not strengthen them. I don’t think that there was ever any scientific evidence to prove this, and it is not believed to be true today. Gelatin was made from animal by-products, and many believed that these would help make those that ingested them have strong nails, like animals had strong hoofs. When they promoted the use of their gelatin, they advertised it almost like a nutritional supplement to strengthen nails. Many years ago, the Knox family developed and promoted the use of granulated gelatin. Gelatin for long, strong nails? I doubt it. I think that eating or drinking gelatin for long, hard nails is more fiction than fact. Hi, this is a question that I get asked often by my patients who have heard this claim for years. Is this fact or ficition? Her nails are lovely, but is it gelatin or good genes? Dr. Jo, my friend insists that her long, strong nails are due to the gelatin supplement that she drinks every day. Gelatin for Long, Strong Nails: Fact or Fiction? Jo Herzog discusses whether gelatin makes nails grow stronger and longer in response to the following question from a Family Savvy reader. Family Savvy asked a dermatologist if the claim that gelatin used for long, strong nails was fact or fiction here is her response.ĭr. ![]()
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